Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 596. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ Dupondius (13.85 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 114-115. IMP CAES TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, radiate and draped bust right / SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS, S C across field, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus in right hand and cornucopia in left. Cf. RIC II 671 (Sestertius; laureate); Strack 451; BMCRE -; BN -. Near EF, dark green patina. Rare variety of obverse legend.